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ARBITRON A media and marketing research firm that serves both the media and advertisers in the United States (B. Armbruster)
AVATARS characters used represent real people (B. Armbruster)
AMV Anime Music Video remixing-people take already created cartoons, edit them, and add a music track, thus creating something "new" (L. Reeser)
AFFINITY SPACES A physical or virtual space/place where informal learning occurs. Basically, people who share common/shared interests affiliate with others to share or gain knowledge. They communicate via different internet sites or in different places, and with different people, most times people they have never met (E. Unogu).
APP - short for "application", usually refers to any sort of software used for specific devices. Apps for mobile devices can serve a variety of functions, including social networking, email, news, video chat, and games. (I. Albers)
APPOLICIOUS - A web-based tool that is a search engine for mobile apps. The tool allows the user to select between Apple and Android Apps. (C. Swisher)
ACCESS DIVIDE- used to describe a situation where one does not have access to websites they need in order to create, learn or contribute, where there is no help close-by in case a computer or software breaks down, and when the cost of broadband at home is not sustainable for the family (E. Unogu) .
__**ANIMOTO**__- produce a professional looking video with pictures and music. Upload images and music and create a movie. (G. Felix Gomez for July 24)
AUDIOBOOKS APP download and listen to over 5,500 classic audiobooks for free; great for upper elementary/ high school students (C.Murphy)

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Bandwidth The amound of data that can pass through a given commucation line. The larger the Bandwidth more amount of data can pass in a given time. (C. Woodard)
BOOLEAN LOGICAllows you to combine words and phrases into search statements to retrieve documents from searchable databases such as "Google" . (F. Moore)
BLOG A web site that contains a writer’s “news”: opinions, feelings & viewpoints (C.Woodard)
- BLOG: short for "web log" (C.Murphy)
Blended learning a teaching method that combines traditional classroom instruction with online or mobile learning activities. (M. Roush)
Broadband a high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies, which enables a large number of messages to be communicated simultaneously. (M. Roush)
BYOD- Bring Your Own Device- It means kids and teachers could bring their own technology device to school to use for learning (S. Fenton)

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CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart, program that protects websites from spam. (M. Miller)
CCMIXTER Website that is a platform for remixing music in the Creative Commons (H. Trefun)
CIVIC LITERACY Participating effectively in civic life by knowing how to stay informed and understanding government processes as well as exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship (B. Armbruster)
CLOUD- a collection of networked computers that spans across many machines. (K. Robertson)
COOKIE a file sent to a web browser by a web server that is used to record one's activities (N. Murphy)
C++ is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language that is viewed by many as the best language for creating large-scale applications. (K. Davis)
CREATIVE COMMONS A non-profit organization that provides free copyright licenses that let you share and use content for free (L. Reeser)
**CROWDSOURCING** People invite a large group of other people on the Internet or elsewhere to put together a project. It is fast and cheap, Wikipedia is an example. (S.Fenton)
CONNECTED DIVIDE- refers to the gap between those who are connecting to broader networks, through which they create new waves of learning and build their social capital, and those who are not doing so (E. Unogu).
COLLABORATIVE CREATION SYSTEMS- gamers develop their own digital content that has their build up of their favorite digital worlds in order to benefit other gamers (S. Fenton)
C2BK- it stands for Cruel 2 Be Kind games, which are games played on sidewalks and parks gathering people together through text or via e-mail, it gets people collaboratively working together and creates social energy, people are killed with kind weapons, like compliments or a smile (S. Fenton)
**CYBER BULLYING** - is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. (K. Davis)
CYBERSPACE - The electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place. (K. Davis)

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DELICIOUS - A no-cost online tool that allows for the easy bookmarking, organizing and sharing of websites. It also allow the user to access these saved links on multiple platforms. (C. Swisher)
DELIVR website that lets you create a QR code in seconds. (N. Murphy)
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Appropriate, responsible behavior while using technology (L. Reeser)
DIGITAL DIVIDE gap between those who have computers/internet and those who don't. (M. Miller) *(video for Australia, but I could see it being true in America as well).
DIGITAL ETIQUETTE: Rules and regulations for technology users and setting up a electronic standards of conduct or procedure. Etiquette created for a digital citizen (G .Felix Gomez)
DIGITAL LAW: It deals with the laws and ethics of technology usage within a digital society. It is a electronic responsibility for actions and deeds while using a computer. (G. Felix Gomez)
DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS the overall health of the individual or individuals submersed in the digital technologies. New digital health issues include internet addiction, eye irritation, and repetitive stress syndrome among others. (R. Stewart)
DIGITAL IMMIGRANT people who have had to learn new technology as adults and may not be as comfortable with it (L. Reeser)
DIGITAL LEARNING FARM Model of education in which student-driven curriculum with collaboration using digital technologies encourages students to learn for the sake of learning. The teacher role is more of a facilitator in this instance. (H. Trefun)
DIGITAL NATIVE people who have grown up with Web 2.0 technology (L. Reeser)
DIGITAL PLAYGROUND taking the time for teachers and administrators to use the technologies that students are using both in the classroom and on their own, in order to become more versed and familiar with it themselves. (K. Robertson)
DIGITAL REFUGEE unwillingly forced to use technology; prefers hard copies, does not trust electronic sources; seeks assistance; may have grown up with technology or adopted it as an adult (Unogu).
DSL Digital as a Second Language- used to refer Immigrants who like second language learners make more effort to adapt to technologies, unlike the Natives who are naturals (Unogu).
DIGIZEN a portmanteau for digital citizen (H. Trefun)
**DIGITAL LITERACY** the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate and create information using digital technology (A.Wathen)
DIIGO: (Digest of Internet Information, Groups, and Other Stuff) a digital bookmarking website that can organize your bookmarks, highlights, notes, screenshots, pictures etc. that can be shared with your PLN. (K.Barton)
DIGITAL INCLUSION social inclusion of all individuals to ensure they have access to and the skills to use the Internet and the latest technologies (N.Houston)
DIPITY A free website that allows users to create interactive timelines (L. Reeser)
**DIGITAL RIGHTS** : It is defined based on the right and ability of people to have free access to information and communication technology. The disparities in access to technologies should be reduced and everyone should have equal access bridging the digital division or gap. It also applies to producing software easily accessible for the needs of the community (G. Felix Gomez).
DIGITAL SECURITY the protection one or many have against digital threats and mishaps. Such securities include virus protection, backups, and surge controls. (R. Stewart)
Digi teen This network is the portal for all activity in the Digiteen Project for students, teachers, advisers and other global supporters. (M. Roush)
DIGITAL COMMERCE- (E. Unogu) Buying and selling of goods electronically/online.

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EDCANVAS gather and share online resources on one page; student webquests/ presentations (C.Murphy)
EDULOCK an educational content, mobile device app that allows teachers and parents to help their students grow academically. (K. Robertson)
EETT(Enhancing Education through Technology) - federal grant program intended to aid schools in the acquisition and implementation of technology equipment to increase student achievement and technological literacy. (C. Swisher)
EMOTICONS- emotion signs or symbols used for IM or texting (S. Fenton)
EPALS - Online interactive tool connecting the global community together. It forms a perfect platform for educational settings and brings students, teachers and others together. It is used in sharing teaching and the work is seen all over the world and is learnt by everyone. (G. Felix Gomez)
ENTERTAINMENT VS. EMPOWERMENT DIVIDE- the gap between the usability of different kinds of digital access, where just having access to the digital world does not guarantee having access to the same digital opportunities based on the methods one uses to attain that access (I. Albers)
ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY Demonstrate knowledge and understanding about the environment and the circumstances and conditions surronding it (B. Armbruster)
edshelf is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop programs that are rated & reviewed by parents & educators, for parents & educators. (M. Roush)

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FANZINE a magazine made by certain fans of a specific interest generally posted on the web. (R. Stewart)
FLICKR online photo sharing site where one "tags" what their photo means so others can search for similar photos (M. Miller)
FLIPPED CLASSROOM inverting the traditional lecture and homework. Lecture time is spent on "homework" and "homework" is to watch/learn lessons. (M. Miller)
FOLKSONOMY a 'popular', non-expert, bottom up classification management system (B. Armbruster)
FINDHOW- a research tool/ How-To directory that can be used to find out how to do things. It gives access to trusted and reliable How-To content on the internet (E. Unogu).

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GAMES: MINI-GAMES vs COMPLEX GAMES mini-games take fewer hours to complete and have no real challenges and usually single players where as complex games takes up to 100 to master and involve multiple players and consist of learning multiple skills to complete difficult levels through teamwork. (F.Moore)
GEEKING OUT is the abiltiy to use technological infrastructures to participate in learning communities and through collaboration produce intense and interest driven learning. (F. Moore)
GENDER GAP (in the context of media consumption) the difference in time spent consuming different types of media between the sexes; for example, girls tend to consume more audio and social media, while boys tend to consume more video games (H. Trefun)
GIGABYTE - a unit to measure byte allocation. Generally this is used for memory or how much free space one computer has. It is 1000 megabytes and can also be used for RAM (Random Access Memory). (R. Stewart)
GOOD READS app that allows you to track reading, see what friends are reading, read recommendations (social reading app) (C.Murphy)
GOOGLE SCHOLAR academic search engine to look up journals and research articles (M. Miller)
GLOGSTER creativity in sharing an online multimedia presentation such as a poster with text, graphics, photos, videos, attachments , audio and other forms (G. Felix Gomez).
GIF Graphics Interchange Format or GIF is a graphics file format (K. Davis).
GAFE Google Apps for Education (M. Roush)
__GRAMMAR GIRL__ A site which can serve as a reference for grammatical issues; it also has interesting grammatical facts that could be interesting to use in the classroom. (K. Robertson)
goo.gl allows you to track, in real-time, the clicks and referrers on any shortened URL - a perfect tool to help you understand what appeals to your audience and to help you optimize your social, email, and other click-through campaigns (M. Roush)

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Hacker A skillful computer user. Often refreanced with a computer user who controlls computers without authrozation. (C. Woodard)
HASHTAG word or phrase that is prefixed by a "hashtag" sign that is used in social media to place an importance on a word or phrase. People use this to create discussions about topics and also people can research a topic under the "hashtag" (F. Moore)
HYPERTEXT text that contains links to other sources of information (K. Robertson)
HTML HyperText Markup Language; the language used for creating web pages or documents on the internet (L. Reeser)
HIT Human Intelligence Task, a cognitive task that could only be done by a human and not a computer (such as labeling images) (I. Albers)

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ICLOUD iCloud is an Apple email, storage and data synchronization subscription service that provides 5GB of storage for free. (K. Davis)
IMPORT to import a file or data is to transfer that file from another application into the format you are working in (K. Davis).
ICT Information and Communications Technologies - a term used to describe how information is shared (communicated) to various parties through the use of digital mediums. For example, someone making a post to Facebook is considered ICT. (C. Swisher)
IMOVIE is a program that allows one to import your home movies from a camcorder, a digital camera, or ipad where you can organize them and browse through them very easily. You can also edit them or just leave as is and it has cover photos to find easily.(F. Moore)
INFOGRAPH**IC** a visual representation of information intended to present complex information quickly and clearly. (A.Wathen)
INFORMATION LITERACY the ability to know when information is needed, and to be able to effectively find, critically evaluate, and properly use that information (N.Houston)
INFOSNACKING taking time at work to sneak a peek at personal email, shop online, check sport scores. (N.Murphy)
INTERNET MEME a concept that spreads from person to person via the internet (A. Wathen)

JPEG commonly used way to compress digital images; acronym for "Joint Photographic Experts Group" who developed the standard (C. Murphy)

K

KEEPVID website that allows you to download videos that you find online (H. Trefun)
KEYNOTE presentation software designed by Apple for Macs and iPads (N.Houston)

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LMS (Learning Management System) - Software programs like Angel and Blackboard that allow for the deliver of online course material and the tracking of student progress. (C. Swisher)
LinkedIn social networking website for people in professional occupations
LINO free online sticky note and photo sharing site, can be used for brainstorming, discussion or review (C. Murphy)
LURKING - A concept in social media where individuals read the information but do not contribute to the online space. (C. Swisher)

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MACHINIMA Style of filmmaking wherein gamers use a game's characters and background to create their own animations (H. Trefun)
MASHING - Taking multiple data sources and combining (mashing) them into a single source. Mashing is considered to be a form of analysis in Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. (C. Swisher)
MMORPG A Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game such World of Warcraft or Star Wars: The Old Republic
MILLENNIALS The current teen and twenty-something generation that is infused with technology.
MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES- iPads and other tablets, iPods, smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles (K. Robertson)
MOBLOGGING Software that lets people enter date onto online blogs via voice or texting from their cell phones (B. Armbruster)
Modeling Instruction or Whiteboarding A form of teaching that uses little monlogue leacturing, and mostly interacitive peer to peer activity as a teaching method. (C. Woodard)
MODS Short for modify, it’s where gamers or modders change computer games using level editors to create an entirely new game (N.Houston)
Multimodal Literacy Having more than one mode. Being literate in print reading, screen reading, music graphics and etc. (C. Woodard)
MY BIG CAMPUS Online platform through which students and teachers can learn in a collaborative environment (H. Trefun)
MEANINGFUL BROADBAND: Usable , affordable and empowering. Meaningful also means adjusted to context. It should adapt and fit into the environment.( G. Felix Gomez )
MIND LINK website that lists current educational apps for children from Preschool through Middle School (M. Miller)
MULTIMODALITY Texts that integrate different semiotic modes, such as video, graphics, audio, and language (B. Armbruster)
MOBILE LEARNING any sort of learning that happens when the learner is not at a fixed, predetermined location, or learning that happens when the learner takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies (K. Davis)

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NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN An initiative started by the Federal Communications Council in 2009 to ensure affordable broadband access to Americans. (B. Armbruster)
NETIQUETTE network ettiquette (M. Miller)
Net Generation People born in the 1980's and 1990's, often referred to as Generation Y (M. Roush)
NING A site where you can create your own fully customizable social network. You could create social networks around specific classes or topics. (H. Trefun)

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OPPORTUNITY GAP - A growing area of concern between those students that get exposed to a variety of different experiences and those that do not. For example, the home experiences a wealthier student may have in regards to technology that an impoverish student may not. (C. Swisher)

OOP (OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING) a programming language model organized around "objects" rather than "actions" and data rather than logic. (K. Davis)
ORPHANS Pages that aren't linked to other pages. (N.Murphy)
OPEN SOURCE A philosophy promoting universal free access to a product or technology, allowing users to improve with their own innovations (I. Albers)

PARTICIPATION GAP- unequal access to skills and experiences, which will prepare students for full participation in the future. (K. Robertson)
PATTERN ANAYLSIS- shows buying patterns on purchases to help with future purchases and helps people decide whether to buy the product or not based on what others have done (used on websites like amazon to compare product value) (S. Fenton)
PERMALINK- URL that points to a specific blog or forum (A.Wathen)
PHOTOBUCKETonline photo sharing/ storage/ editing (C. Murphy)
**PICASA WEB ALBUM** - Product of Google and is used to organize ,edit, share photos. (G.GOMEZ)
PINTEREST: A digital bulletin board for "organizing the things you love" (K.Barton)
PODCASTING Audio files posted online that can be downloaded and shared. Can be used to present a wide variety of information, from a humorous talk show to a serious lecture. (H. Trefun)
POPPLET - It is a digital tool that allows users to create their ideas visually. It is also useful in the field of education for both teachers and students to visually organize their ideas graphically. (G. Gomez)
PROGRAMMING LITERACY - the ability to understand how to make digital technology do whatever you want within reason. Examples include creating apps to simply your life, or constructing a website using HTML. (C. Swisher)
PREZI presentation tool that allows users to organize ideas, information, websites and videos (C.Murphy)
P2P applications Peer-to-peer applications allow free file sharing between 2 or more users (N.Houston)
Puzzlemakergenerate puzzles such as word searches, math puzzles, etc. (M. Roush)
PHOTO STORY 3 A windows program for creating audiovisual presentations out of photos and images by editing pictures and personalizing them with captions, sound effects, narration, and background music. (N.Houston)
PATHFINDERS Guides that specifically target the most appropriate information resources regarding a specific topic. (N.Houston)

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QR CODE Quick Response Code, similar to a barcode, you use a smartphone or similar device to take a picture of the QR Code and it takes you directly to a website. (M. Miller)
QUEST TO LEARN A game based school in New York City for upper grades. Their whole day is designed to learn through game activities and to learn to do these engaging things with digital tools. They are starting to branch out to other cities as well. (S.Fenton)
QUIZLET online flashcards; can create own or use pre-made lists of vocabulary words (C.Murphy)
QWIKI an app that allows you to utilize your own pictures, movies, and music to create short movies. (K.Barton)

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RSS - (Really Simple Syndication) A method for subscribers to save time by recieving updates when their favorite websites or blogs post new information. (C. Swisher)
REMIND101a free and safe way for teachers to communicate via text messages with their students. (K. Robertson)
RESOURCE-BASED LEARNING An educational model that actively engages students with multiple types of resources in both print and non-print form. Learners take responsibility for selecting the resources that appeal to their own learning interests and abilities. (N.Houston)
REPs (Respect, Educate and Protect)- (E. Unogu) concept used to teach the themes of digital citizenship.

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SAMR Model: a model that scaffolds how to integrate technology in your classroom. It includes Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. (K.Barton)
SCRATCH a programming language developed by MIT; create and share (C. Murphy)
SCREENAGER a teenager that is skilled and well-adapted to current technological and computer devices. (R. Stewart)
__**SCRIBD**__ a document-sharing website that lets users post and embed documents of various formats (I. Albers)
SECOND LIFE a 3D virtual world where users can socialize and customize an avatar. In this world everyone you see is a real person and everyplace you visit is created by someone just like you. (N.Murphy)
SEMIOTIC study of signs and symbols. In the virtual world, signs and symbols mean different things and refer to words or phrases that we say. It is a shorter form of communication and people are studying the Semiotics in their digital form. (S. Fenton)
SHOW ME create and share lessons on an IPad-- can search topics for pre made lessons (C.Murphy)
SimCity Simulator where player controls the zoning, transportation, education, and overall development of the city (B. Armbruster)
Sitelet A small section of a website that has a special purpose and identity. (N. Murphy)
SlideShare upload and share presentations with a variety of users. view presentations. (M. Roush)
SNAPCHAT a photo messaging application that can be used on mobile devices. You take pictures and can add text or drawings but viewers can only view for a few seconds that is set by the sender. (F.Moore)
Spambot a program that collects email addresses to use for building lists to send unsolicited emails. (N. Murphy)
Squeeze Text abbreviating and using emoticons to shorten text such as "ur" for your. (N.Murphy)
STORY BIRD free website that provides art as story prompts; students can create and share stories online (C. Murphy)

T

TABLET a handheld computer that focuses on use of the screen to accomplish goals, such as in iPad. (R. Stewart)
TAG: an organizing word, phrase or group of letters or numbers (K. Barton)
TAG READER is a app that you can download on a mobile device that allows you to read QR codes. (F. Moore)
TAKE ME BACK TO current events/ history resource-- type in a date and see newspaper titles, images, magazines, etc from the time period (C.Murphy)
TECHNOLOGY PROFILE*- an analysis of the types of technology an individual has, what access that grants them, and how they use that access (I. Albers) *link is to an example in use
TIMETOAST create and share digital timelines. You can utilize pictures as well as links to information sources (K.Barton)
Throughput The amound of data that is actually passing through a given commucation line. (C. Woodard)
THOUGHTBOXES: It is task management service to create lists to do and also store your train of thoughts. It is ideal for educators. G. Felix Gomez (July 24)
TODAYSMEET Similar to Twitter, this tools allows students to discuss things in class as they are actually being taught. A parallel use in Twitter would be posting with special hashtags during a conference presentation. (H. Trefun)
TPACK Model: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Developed by Matthew Kohler is a model that works to "identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge." (K.Barton)
TRANSLITERACY - The ability for students to read, write and interact through a wide range of platforms from print to digital. (C. Swisher)
TRANSMEDIA NAVIGATION - the ability to follow information through the use of multiple modalities (K. Robertson)
TRENDING a topic on twitter is tagged with #, topic is then searchable and communicated globally. This could be used as PLN. (A.Wathen)
__TUMBLR__ a microblogging website that allows users to post videos, short-form blogs, and other media, as well as follow others via a centralized interface called your "dashboard" (I. Albers)
TWITTER Micro blogging – a ways to express your opinions, feelings & viewpoints 140 charters at a time (C. Woodard)
TRACK A collection of sites about a similar topic. (N.Houston)

U

URL Uniform Resource Locator This is the name of the list of charters placed in the addreass bar to select a website. (C. Woodard)
URL SHORTENER-Users can copy and paste a long URL to make it shorter, and still arrive at the intended site; i.e. tinyurl.com, goo.gl, or bitly.com (L. Reeser)

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VINE - an app owned by Twitter that allows mobile users to create short short, 6-second video clips to share, often on social networking sites. (I. Albers)
Voice Thread - a web-based program that allows people to use pictures, videos, documents, and recorded voice, text, and other uploaded audio files to form conversations around all these images. (FMoore)
VOIP Voice over internet protocol: Google Voice, and Skype are two examples. (A.Wathen)
VIRTUAL WORLD animated 3D world created with computer graphics imaging where users interact through avatars (N.Houston)
VIRTUAL REALITYa form of technology where computer-simulated worlds are created. It can be used to simulate physical presence in an imaginary world or in the real world (E. Unogu)
VYEW a free collaborative website that allows meeting and sharing content in real-time or anytime. It can be used for presentations, to host webinars or conduct team meetings. Images, files, documents, and videos are uploaded into a room where uses have access and can make contributions anytime (E. Unogu)

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WAN (WIDE AREA NETWORK) is a network that covers a broad area (i.e., any telecommunications network that links across metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries) using private or public network transports. (K. Davis)
WEBCASTS a media file that can be shared with unlimited viewers or listeners at once; they can be live or saved for later viewing; many available formats including Real Video, Windows Media and Flash (C. Murphy)
WEBKINZ a stuffed animal that come "alive" online (B. Armbruster)
WEBQUESTS Inquiry-based lessons that involve student involvement with the internet (K. Robertson)
WEB 2.0 A shift in the early 2000's where the internet went from providing static information, to an interactive environment, allowing users to create their own content (watch the super cute video!) (L. Reeser)
WEEBLY a website that allows you to create your own website page and blogs for free.(F.Moore)
WIDGET an application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service (K. Davis)
WIKIQUETTE Etiquette that is expected to be followed when using wiki. (N.Murphy)
WI-FI a radio wave technology that connects computer type devices wirelessly. (R. Stewart)
WIKINOMICS a book and website for collaboration for the real world, it is a way to communicate to people to save our planet and give input to our government. The main audience is for gamers to reach people with this type of collaboration. (S. Fenton)

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XML (Extensible Markup Language) - web code that is being utilized by many websites today. It provides a more hierarchical structure than html. XML was designed to store and preserve data where html was designed display the data. (C. Swisher)

Y

YOUTUBE - a video file sharing service that has taken off in the last 10 years. Users can upload and share videos they have made easily. (R. Stewart)

Z

Zombie A computer connected to the internet that has or can be controlled by a hacker. (C. Woodard)